Rockies’ Tulo finishes eighth in NL MVP race

The Rockies’ Troy Tulowitzki did not have the season he envisioned. His goal was to win NL MVP honors. That disappeared with a forgettable May by both the Rockies (8-21) and the shortstop himself (.209 average, eight extra-base hits).

But the second-time all-star still put together another solid campaign, capped by his eighth-place finish in the Baseball Writers Association voting today. It marks the third straight season he has finished in the top eight, following up back-to-back fifth place finishes.

Tulowitzki hit .302 with 30 home runs, 105 RBIs and a .372 on-base percentage. Tulowitzki received 69 points in the voting (three 6th, four 7th, eight 8th, five 9th, four 10th). No other Rockies received a vote. The Phillies had six players receive votes, including former Arvada West star Roy Halladay.

“The Rockies’ Troy Tulowitzki did not have the season he envisioned. His goal was to win NL MVP honors.”
Wouldn’t it be nice if his goal was for the Rockies TEAM to win the World Series? Guess that big, fat contract he signed changed his priorities from the team to individual accolades.

Patrick, a third-generation Colorado native, is back for his second stint covering the Rockies. He first covered the team from 2005-2009, helping chronicle “Rocktober” in 2007 and also following the team’s playoff run in 2009.

Nick Groke has worked at The Denver Post since 1997, as a sports reporter, city reporter, entertainment writer and digital editor and producer, among other newsroom posts. He also writes regularly about boxing, soccer, MMA and NASCAR.